Junior Buyer (Sports)

ZALORA Group; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fashion and lifestyle e-commerce platform is seeking a motivated Junior Buyer to manage brand portfolios and execute sales strategies. The ideal candidate will possess 1-2 years of relevant experience, strong analytical skills, and a keen understanding of market trends. This role requires excellent relationship management abilities and a proactive approach to achieving sales targets. The position is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, within a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with international/regional brands is a plus.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively.
• Attention to detail and accuracy is essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with brand partners.
• Execute sales strategies to achieve revenue targets.
• Conduct brand review meetings regularly.
• Identify promotional opportunities for increasing sales.

Skills

Sales strategy development

Relationship management

Data analysis

Market trend understanding

Problem-solving skills

Education

1-2 years' minimum experience in buying/merchandising

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

We are looking for a motivated and experienced Junior buyer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of success in growing revenue and developing relationships with key brands. In this role, you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of top brands, developing and executing sales strategies, and driving growth.

The ZALORA Junior Buyer has a great level of ownership and accountability. With having your own brand and range responsibilities, it is at this level that you will be expected to have a holistic business-wide perspective, and identify wins and opportunities collaboratively outside of your own direct team.

What is essential to succeed and progress at this level are the behavioral and operational elements of the role evidenced by continuous development of oneself i.e. people skills, job skills, a sound understanding of our customer and competition etc.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key brand partners
• Develop and execute sales strategies to achieve revenue targets
• Monitor and analyze sales performance to identify opportunities for improvement
• Conduct frequent brand review meetings either on a monthly, quarterly or seasonal basis
• Builds and buys the most relevant range for the target customer
• Ownership of weekly trade within own portfolio, including replenishment, stock swaps, RTS, etc.
• Supports all facets of contract negotiations with new potential brands/ suppliers
• Demonstrates an understanding of new fashion and retail trends, and how these can affect the trading climate, regularly reads market research data and spots new business opportunities
• Conducts regular competitor analysis to assess ranges, identify opportunity and direction for brand exclusives, gain ideas for on-line layout and content, brand acquisition opportunities, sales impacting initiatives, etc.
• Identifies promotional/ marketing opportunities for the business in order to motivate further sales and provides a competitive and exciting retail environment for the customer
• Conducts in-season and end of season SWOT analysis leading to strategy reviews which is able to succinctly be presented to senior management
• Manages supplier performance including intake margin, trading margin, sell through, stock turn, delivery, etc.

Requirements

• 1-2 years' minimum working experience in a relevant buying/merchandising role.
• Experience with international/regional brands and an understanding of the e-commerce business will be a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a business.
• Experience of the buying cycle, the associated processes and management of seasonal timelines
• Highly analytical with a passion for excel and numeracy. Proven experience of data, reporting and analysis
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with brands and internal departments
• Attention to detail and high commitment to accuracy
• Pro-active, driven and determined to achieve results in a fast paced working environment.
• Critical well-rounded thinking of full picture, pros and cons; strong problem solving skills
• A strong understanding of MS Excel is a mustAn exciting platform to make your success story

The ZALORA Story

ZALORA is Asia’s leading online fashion, beauty and lifestyle destination, part of Global Fashion Group. As one of the region’s pioneer large scale e-commerce platforms, ZALORA has established a strong presence throughout the region, particularly in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines, Hong Kong, and in Taiwan, enjoying over 50 million visits per month.

ZALORA is not obligated to accept resumes from any third parties on behalf of potential candidates for any position (advertised or otherwise) by any means unless ZALORA has executed a written agreement with such third party and has expressly requested such third party for candidate referrals. Third parties who provide unsolicited resumes of candidate(s) shall waive and forfeit all rights to claim for any placement fees or referral fees in the event that such candidate is eventually engaged or employed by ZALORA or Global Fashion Group.

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By submitting your application for this role, you consent to ZALORA collecting, using and processing through and in ZALORA’s systems all personal data included in or provided in relation to your application. The purposes for such collection, use and/or processing shall be for conducting of ZALORA’s recruitment requirements for the present role, and identifying and evaluating other roles and career opportunities within ZALORA which you might be a good fit for.